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TO ROUTINE F.C.0 TELNO.1197 OF 13 OCTOBER 78,
INFO WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO.749 : U.S./HONG KONG AIR SERVICES.
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1. WE HAVE ONLY JUST RECEIVED A COPY OF ACLAND'S LETTER AND NOTE THAT THE ORDER WAS ADOPTED SOME TIME AGO. PRESUMABLY A DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SET FOR THE HEARING.
2. WE DO NOT SEE ANY VITAL NEED FOR THE U.K TO MAKE A SUBMISSION
ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG IN RESPECT OF MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS AT
HONG KONG IN THAT MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS LEAD TO INCREASED COMPETITION BETWEEN THE U.S CARRIERS ON THE ROUTE, WHICH IN THE SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM WOULD PROBABLY BE BENEFICIAL RATHER THAN DETRIMENTAL TO AIR SERVICES BETWEEN U.S AND HONG KONG. IN THE LONGER TERM THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE TO A U.K CARRIER WHICH MAY HAVE ENTERED THE MARKET, BUT IT WOULD SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO FORMULATE A PERTINENT COMMENT SUITABLE FOR TRANSMISSION TO CAB ON THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME.
4. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT A STATEMENT OF VIEWS SHOULD NOT
REPEAT NOT BE MADE.
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